Welcome to Class 4W

Your class teacher is Miss Wallduck.

PE days - Wednesdays and Thursdays

Children should wear their PE kit to school on PE days.

Welcome back year 4!

We are so excited to begin what will undoubtedly be a fantastic year of learning with you all. Our PE sessions are on Wednesday and Thursday every week, so please send children into school dressed in their PE clothes on these days. Reading records will be sent home with children by the end of the first week back, and children's reading at home can be recorded in these books.

We have a lot of exciting topics during our first term back in school, which include:

English: Escape from Pompeii, by Christina Balit

We will be writing a description of a setting and creating a diary entry, both inspired by the events of the volcanic eruption Pompeii and this story.

We will also be reading a book for pleasure with the class at the end of each day. Our first book is a classic, George's Marvellous Medicine, by Roald Dahl!

In Maths, we are beginning the year by looking at recognising number and place value, including ordering, rounding and estimating numbers up to 1,000. Following this, we will be doing addition and subtraction for the rest of the half term.

In Science, we are looking at how digestion works, the types and roles of teeth and food chains in nature.

In Music, we are very lucky to have a music teacher coming into our school who will be teaching the Ukulele to year 4 students.

In History, we are learning all about the Romans: Who were they? Why did they invade Britain? Why did they build new roads and towns? Who was Boudicca? And what was life like in a Roman Villa?

Our R.E for this term is focused on the big question - What kind of world did Jesus want?

Our PSHE topic for this term is about family and friendships, looking at why they are important, what makes a family, and what makes a good friendship.

Our French topic is Quel temps fait-il?, or What is the weather like? We will learn how to ask the question, and how to answer the question in French.

Finally, our Art will be centred around collage, looking at artists Henri Matisse and Robert Rauschenberg, and creating a final collage piece using inspirations from these artists with a Roman theme.

We are extremely excited to see you all for the start of what is going to be a brilliant year!

Miss Wallduck

As a reminder, the school day begins at 8:20am, with activities like maths, handwriting or reading for the children. This also gives children the chance to come in and settle before we begin formal learning promptly at 8:40am. We are looking forward to an exciting half term with year 4!

Please continue to encourage your child to do their weekly maths homework, read for at least 10 minutes every night, learn their weekly spellings and practise their times tables.